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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
8
The summer racing opener at Goomalling is set for Wednesday with a full card and a 2 pm first race. course conditions are reported good and fast times are anticipated. Weights have been issued by handicapper A E Warman for Oakleigh Plate New Market Handicap and Australian Cup.
Recap of multiple race results with finishers and placings. Notable entrants include Little Perks, Shamus, Cantilever, Venetian King, Tatu Golden Bond, Maltheoid, Hornsboy, Ittitox, Meg Spartalow, Green Faucey, Munjardy and Rippler across Purse and Plate divisions and handicaps.
Clearing sale on account of Mr A B Cow attracts large turnout from various districts. Cattle and stock sold well with cows at 15 to 17 pounds and yearlings around 5 to 7 pounds. horses fetch 236 to 38 pounds. In total 40 cattle, 30 horses and 10 pigs sold.
Nominations for the Dowerin Race Club are to close on Saturday February 21. The programme lists £75 in Stakes and a £75 prize event to be run on Wednesday March 3, 1920 with a special train to depart Northam after the races.
Divided handicap of 25 sovs forms two stakes about six furlongs. Maximum handicap weight below 71b, entries for First Class Plate for gst 71b and above, Second Class Plate for under gst 7Ib. Nomination 6d acceptance 6s, prizes: first £7 108s second 30s third 1 sov. For horses never winning more than 8 sovs. About furlongs. Nomination and acceptance details and start at 2 30.
Race program lists six furlong events with weights and stakes. First class plate offers 12 pounds and a sovereign stake to top three from a 6d nomination. Another six furlongs accepts 12 pounds, then 20 shillings to the top three. One mile with seven shillings sixpence, minimum weight seven stone, for novices over three months. Race at 5 o'clock, entries near Dowerin Post Office.
The Devlin Handicap running from Nem 6s 6d to 63 is reported with Firat as the winner and Asov in second place and a third place finish by Five furlongs. The prize was presented by J P Devlin Esq at the Commercial Hotel in Dawer.
Rules under turf club and Dowerin race club bylaws set entry rules. Nominations for all events close Feb 21 with the secretary at Dowerin or Horace at EDRA Northam. final acceptances due March 1. Weights declared around Feb 25. compliance with wagering and scratching rules required. fees payable by nominators.
Mr Clemens Pirch aged 44 storeman at West Northam Loco Shops died at Northam Hospital after a beast trouble. He leaves a widow. Funeral was held Wednesday at the Church of England burial in Northam Cemetery with Rev C De Grimes officiating. Chief mourners were W Pave and others. pallbearers included Lt Mathews W Searle E Goodri E Wilson and W Watkins. W Purslowe led funeral arrangements.
A Victorian style testimonial advert explains piles are cured quickly and permanently without pain using Doan's Ointment. It cites Mr. Thomas Rich of Perth and his wife confirming lasting relief fourteen years after treatment. Available from Foster McClellan Co, 313 Murray Street, Perth, at 28 8d per pot with post.
Liege's Register shows 1919 world merchant shipbuilding at 67.4 million tons, up 1.7 million from 1918 and 2.8 million above 1913. Neutral powers' 1914 output was 2.852 million tons, with varying war-period totals. the United States contributed 4.085 million tons of the 1910 total 7.144 million, and the United Kingdom 1.62 million, still below the 1909 record. British dominions launched 350 thousand tons, up 60 thousand from 1918, nearly matching output from 1908–1918. Japan's yards reached 611 thousand, close to Japan's total 1892–1913 output.
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